cross puzzle blitz
Across
- 2. a dimensionless quantity representing the amount of matter in a particle or object
- 7. the rate of change of velocity
- 9. a one- or two-letter abbreviation for a chemical element name
- 11. the energy of motion, observable as the movement of an object or subatomic particle
- 13. that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between x rays and visible light
- 15. a particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element
- 18. a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
- 19. standard unit of power
- 20. a wave that is an oscillation of matter and is responsible for the transfer of energy through a medium
- 22. the number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time
- 23. a chemical element that forms a simple substance having properties intermediate between those of a typical metal and a typical nonmetal.
- 24. a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to visible light
- 28. type of stored energy that an object or system of objects may have based on their size, shape, position, or even material they are made from
- 29. a streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid crashing through Earth's atmosphere
- 30. the opposite of a concave shape
Down
- 1. consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity
- 3. Energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds
- 4. The rate of change of position of an object in any direction
- 5. the electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom
- 6. the circular motion of an object around its center
- 8. force that resists the sliding or rolling of one solid object over another
- 10. the region around a magnetic material or a moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism acts
- 12. energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
- 14. the segment of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can view
- 16. superheated matter – so hot that the electrons are ripped away from the atoms forming an ionized gas
- 17. temperature at which the solid and liquid forms of a pure substance can exist in equilibrium
- 21. the distance covered by an object in unit time
- 25. small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
- 26. the bending of light
- 27. The smallest particle of a substance that has all of the physical and chemical properties of that substance.